Barbados
High income
- Oversigt
- Fedmeprævalens
- Befolkningsfordeling
- Chauffører
- Komorbiditet
- Økonomisk indvirkning
- Politikker
- Contextual factors
Indlæser data – vent venligst
National fedmerisiko *7,5/10This is a composite ‘obesity risk’ score (out of 10, the highest risk) based on obesity prevalence, rate of increase, likelihood of meeting the 2025 target, treatment indicator and childhood stunting levels.Risiko for fedme i barndommen *7,5/11This is a ‘risk score’ for each country’s likelihood of having or acquiring a major childhood obesity problem during the 2020s, taking account of current prevalence levels and risk for future obesity (based on stunting among infants, maternal obesity, maternal smoking, and breastfeeding rates).
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Befolkningsfordeling
Chauffører
Komorbiditet
Økonomisk indvirkning
Politikker
Contextual factors
Fedmeprævalens
Voksne, 2011
| Undersøgelsestype: | Målt |
| Alder: | 25+ |
| Prøvens størrelse: | 1234 |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | Health of The Nation Survey, Barbados 2015. http://www.archive.healthycaribbean.org/newsletters/aug-2015/CDRC_HealthOfTheNationSurvey.pdf |
| Medmindre andet er angivet, henviser overvægt til en BMI på mellem 25 kg og 29,9 kg/m², fedme henviser til en BMI på mere end 30 kg/m². | |
Voksne, 2007
| Undersøgelsestype: | Målt |
| Alder: | 25-64 |
| Prøvens størrelse: | 1282 |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | Barbados STEPS Factsheet 2007. Available at https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/ncds/ncd-surveillance/data-reporting/barbados/steps/barbados_2007_steps_factsheet.pdf?sfvrsn=a2aa0154_5&download=true (last accessed 13.05.24) |
| Medmindre andet er angivet, henviser overvægt til en BMI på mellem 25 kg og 29,9 kg/m², fedme henviser til en BMI på mere end 30 kg/m². | |
Voksne, 1991
| Alder: | 20+ |
| Prøvens størrelse: | Not Specified |
| Referencer: | FAO Nutrition Country Profile the Barbados 2002 |
| Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk): | This survey did not give the specified age range of the Adults selected. |
| Medmindre andet er angivet, henviser overvægt til en BMI på mellem 25 kg og 29,9 kg/m², fedme henviser til en BMI på mere end 30 kg/m². | |
Børn, 2011
| Undersøgelsestype: | Selvrapporteret |
| Alder: | 13-15 |
| Prøvens størrelse: | 1629 |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | Global School-based Student Health Survey (GSHS), available at https://www.who.int/ncds/surveillance/gshs/2011_Barbados_GSHS_FS.pdf?ua=1 (last accessed 25.11.20) |
| Cutoffs: | WHO |
Børn, 2010
| Undersøgelsestype: | Målt |
| Alder: | 8-11 |
| Prøvens størrelse: | 580 |
| Area covered: | Subnational |
| Referencer: | Fernandez MA, Kubow S, Gray-Donald K, Knight J and Gaskin PS.2015. Drastic increases in overweight and obesity from 1981 to 2010 and related risk factors: results from the Barbados Children's Health and Nutrition Study. Public Health Nutr. 18(17)/ pp. 3070-7. |
| Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk): | IOTF cut-offs also available but overweight and obesity not separate |
| Cutoffs: | WHO |
Børn, 1981
| Undersøgelsestype: | Målt |
| Alder: | 5-9 |
| Prøvens størrelse: | Not specified |
| Referencer: | FAO Nutrition Profile Barbados. August 2003. FAO, Rome, Italy. |
| Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk): | See paper for cut-off details |
| Cutoffs: | Other |
0-5 years, 2012
| Alder: | 0-5 |
| Prøvens størrelse: | 368 |
| Referencer: | MICS: Barbados multiple indicator cluster survey 2012: Final report (MICS4). Bridgetown, Barbados: BSS, 2014. |
| Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk): | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | =>+2SD |
Overvægt/fedme efter alder
Voksne, 2011
| Undersøgelsestype: | Målt |
| Prøvens størrelse: | 1234 |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | Health of The Nation Survey, Barbados 2015. http://www.archive.healthycaribbean.org/newsletters/aug-2015/CDRC_HealthOfTheNationSurvey.pdf (last accessed 16.07.2019) |
| Medmindre andet er angivet, henviser overvægt til en BMI på mellem 25 kg og 29,9 kg/m², fedme henviser til en BMI på mere end 30 kg/m². | |
Overvægt/fedme efter region
0-5 years, 2012
| Prøvens størrelse: | 368 |
| Referencer: | MICS: Barbados multiple indicator cluster survey 2012: Final report (MICS4). Bridgetown, Barbados: BSS, 2014. |
| Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk): | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | =>+2SD |
Overvægt/fedme efter socioøkonomisk gruppe
0-5 years, 2012
| Prøvens størrelse: | 368 |
| Referencer: | MICS: Barbados multiple indicator cluster survey 2012: Final report (MICS4). Bridgetown, Barbados: BSS, 2014. |
| Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk): | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | =>+2SD |
Double burden of underweight & overweight
Voksne, 2022
| Undersøgelsestype: | Målt |
| Alder: | 20+ |
| Referencer: | NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC). Worldwide trends in underweight and obesity from 1990 to 2022: a pooled analysis of 3663 population representative studies with 222 million children, adolescents, and adults. Lancet 2024; published online Feb 29. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(23)02750-2. |
| Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk): | Age Standardised estimates |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | Combined prevalence of BMI<18.5 kg/m² and BMI>=30 kg/m² (double burden of underweight and obesity) |
Børn, 2022
| Undersøgelsestype: | Målt |
| Alder: | 5-19 |
| Referencer: | NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC). Worldwide trends in underweight and obesity from 1990 to 2022: a pooled analysis of 3663 population representative studies with 222 million children, adolescents, and adults. Lancet 2024; published online Feb 29. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(23)02750-2. |
| Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk): | Age standardised estimates |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | Combined prevalence of BMI < -2SD and BMI > 2SD (double burden of thinness and obesity) |
| Cutoffs: | BMI < -2SD and BMI > 2SD |
0-5 years, 2012
| Undersøgelsestype: | Målt |
| Alder: | 0-5 |
| Referencer: | United Nations Children’s Fund, Division of Data, Analysis, Planning and Monitoring (2025). Global UNICEF Global Databases: Overlapping Stunting, Wasting and Overweight (Survey Estimates), 2025, New York. For more information, visit: https://data.unicef.org/topic/nutrition/malnutrition/ [Accessed 06.08.25] |
| Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk): | Barbados multiple indicator cluster survey 2012: Final report (MICS4). Bridgetown, Barbados: BSS, 2014. |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | Combined percentage of children under 5 years of age who are either wasted, stunted, or overweight (falling below -2 standard deviations from the median weight-for-height, falling below -2 standard deviations from the median height for age, or falling at or above +2 standard deviations from the median weight-for-height of the reference population) |
| Cutoffs: | WHZ <-2, HAZ <-2 and WHZ >+2 |
Utilstrækkelig fysisk aktivitet
Voksne, 2022
| Undersøgelsestype: | Selvrapporteret |
| Alder: | 18+ |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | WHO (2024). Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18-years age-standardized estimate in 2022. Available at https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/indicators/indicator-details/GHO/prevalence-of-insufficient-physical-activity-among-adults-aged-18-years-(age-standardized-estimate)-(-) |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | Percent of population attaining less than 150 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity per week, or less than 75 minutes of vigorous-intensity physical activity per week, or equivalent. |
Mænd, 2022
| Undersøgelsestype: | Selvrapporteret |
| Alder: | 18+ |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | WHO (2024). Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18-years age-standardized estimate in 2022. Available at https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/indicators/indicator-details/GHO/prevalence-of-insufficient-physical-activity-among-adults-aged-18-years-(age-standardized-estimate)-(-) |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | Percent of population attaining less than 150 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity per week, or less than 75 minutes of vigorous-intensity physical activity per week, or equivalent. |
Kvinder, 2022
| Undersøgelsestype: | Selvrapporteret |
| Alder: | 18+ |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | WHO (2024). Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18-years age-standardized estimate in 2022. Available at https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/indicators/indicator-details/GHO/prevalence-of-insufficient-physical-activity-among-adults-aged-18-years-(age-standardized-estimate)-(-) |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | Percent of population attaining less than 150 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity per week, or less than 75 minutes of vigorous-intensity physical activity per week, or equivalent. |
Voksne, 2016
| Referencer: | Guthold R, Stevens GA, Riley LM, Bull FC. Worldwide trends in insufficient physical activity from 2001 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 358 population-based surveys with 1.9 million participants. Lancet 2018 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(18)30357-7 |
Mænd, 2016
| Referencer: | Guthold R, Stevens GA, Riley LM, Bull FC. Worldwide trends in insufficient physical activity from 2001 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 358 population-based surveys with 1.9 million participants. Lancet 2018 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(18)30357-7 |
Kvinder, 2016
| Referencer: | Guthold R, Stevens GA, Riley LM, Bull FC. Worldwide trends in insufficient physical activity from 2001 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 358 population-based surveys with 1.9 million participants. Lancet 2018 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(18)30357-7 |
Børn, 2016
| Undersøgelsestype: | Selvrapporteret |
| Alder: | 11-17 |
| Referencer: | Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, https://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A893ADO?lang=en (last accessed 16.03.21) |
| Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk): | % of school going adolescents not meeting WHO recommendations on Physical Activity for Health, i.e. doing less than 60 minutes of moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity daily. |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | % Adolescents insufficiently active (age standardised estimate) |
Drenge, 2016
| Undersøgelsestype: | Selvrapporteret |
| Alder: | 11-17 |
| Referencer: | Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, https://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A893ADO?lang=en (last accessed 16.03.21) |
| Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk): | % of school going adolescents not meeting WHO recommendations on Physical Activity for Health, i.e. doing less than 60 minutes of moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity daily. |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | % Adolescents insufficiently active (age standardised estimate) |
Piger, 2016
| Undersøgelsestype: | Selvrapporteret |
| Alder: | 11-17 |
| Referencer: | Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, https://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A893ADO?lang=en (last accessed 16.03.21) |
| Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk): | % of school going adolescents not meeting WHO recommendations on Physical Activity for Health, i.e. doing less than 60 minutes of moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity daily. |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | % Adolescents insufficiently active (age standardised estimate) |
Børn, 2010
| Alder: | 11-17 |
| Referencer: | Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A893?lang=en |
| Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk): | % of school going adolescents not meeting WHO recommendations on Physical Activity for Health, i.e. doing less than 60 minutes of moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity daily. |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | % Adolescents insufficiently active (age standardised estimate) |
Drenge, 2010
| Alder: | 11-17 |
| Referencer: | Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A893?lang=en |
| Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk): | % of school going adolescents not meeting WHO recommendations on Physical Activity for Health, i.e. doing less than 60 minutes of moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity daily. |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | % Adolescents insufficiently active (age standardised estimate) |
Piger, 2010
| Alder: | 11-17 |
| Referencer: | Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A893?lang=en |
| Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk): | % of school going adolescents not meeting WHO recommendations on Physical Activity for Health, i.e. doing less than 60 minutes of moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity daily. |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | % Adolescents insufficiently active (age standardised estimate) |
Estimated per capita fruit intake
Voksne, 2017
| Undersøgelsestype: | Målt |
| Alder: | 25+ |
| Referencer: | Global Burden of Disease, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation http://ghdx.healthdata.org/ |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | Estimated per-capita fruit intake (g/day) |
Anslået indtag af forarbejdet kød pr. indbygger
Voksne, 2017
| Undersøgelsestype: | Målt |
| Alder: | 25+ |
| Referencer: | Global Burden of Disease, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation http://ghdx.healthdata.org/ |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | Estimated per-capita processed meat intake (g per day) |
Estimated per capita whole grains intake
Voksne, 2017
| Undersøgelsestype: | Målt |
| Alder: | 25+ |
| Referencer: | Global Burden of Disease, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation http://ghdx.healthdata.org/ |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | Estimated per-capita whole grains intake (g/day) |
Psykisk sundhed – depressionslidelser
Voksne, 2021
| Alder: | 20+ |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). GBD Compare Data Visualization. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021. Seattle, WA: IHME, University of Washington, 2023. Available from http://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare. (Last accessed 23.04.25) |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | Number living with depression per 100,000 population (adults 20+ years) |
Mænd, 2021
| Alder: | 20+ |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). GBD Compare Data Visualization. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021. Seattle, WA: IHME, University of Washington, 2023. Available from http://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare. (Last accessed 23.04.25) |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | Number living with depression per 100,000 population (adults 20+ years) |
Kvinder, 2021
| Alder: | 20+ |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). GBD Compare Data Visualization. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021. Seattle, WA: IHME, University of Washington, 2023. Available from http://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare. (Last accessed 23.04.25) |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | Number living with depression per 100,000 population (adults 20+ years) |
Voksne, 2015
| Referencer: | Prevalence data from Global Burden of Disease study 2015 (http://ghdx.healthdata.org) published in: Depression and Other Common Mental Disorders: Global Health Estimates. Geneva:World Health Organization; 2017. Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO. |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | % of population with depression disorders |
Børn, 2021
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). GBD Compare Data Visualization. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021. Seattle, WA: IHME, University of Washington, 2023. Available from http://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare. (Last accessed 23.04.25) |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | Number living with depressive disorder per 100,000 population (Under 20 years of age) |
Drenge, 2021
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). GBD Compare Data Visualization. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021. Seattle, WA: IHME, University of Washington, 2023. Available from http://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare. (Last accessed 23.04.25) |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | Number living with depressive disorder per 100,000 population (Under 20 years of age) |
Piger, 2021
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). GBD Compare Data Visualization. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021. Seattle, WA: IHME, University of Washington, 2023. Available from http://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare. (Last accessed 23.04.25) |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | Number living with depressive disorder per 100,000 population (Under 20 years of age) |
Psykisk sundhed – angstlidelser
Voksne, 2021
| Alder: | 20+ |
| Referencer: | Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). GBD Compare Data Visualization. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021. Seattle, WA: IHME, University of Washington, 2023. Available from http://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare. (Last accessed 23.04.25). |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | Number living with anxiety per 100,000 population |
Mænd, 2021
| Alder: | 20+ |
| Referencer: | Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). GBD Compare Data Visualization. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021. Seattle, WA: IHME, University of Washington, 2023. Available from http://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare. (Last accessed 23.04.25). |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | Number living with anxiety per 100,000 population |
Kvinder, 2021
| Alder: | 20+ |
| Referencer: | Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). GBD Compare Data Visualization. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021. Seattle, WA: IHME, University of Washington, 2023. Available from http://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare. (Last accessed 23.04.25). |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | Number living with anxiety per 100,000 population |
Voksne, 2015
| Referencer: | Prevalence data from Global Burden of Disease study 2015 (http://ghdx.healthdata.org) published in: Depression and Other Common Mental Disorders: Global Health Estimates. Geneva:World Health Organization; 2017. Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO. |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | % of population with anxiety disorders |
Børn, 2021
| Referencer: | Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). GBD Compare Data Visualization. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021. Seattle, WA: IHME, University of Washington, 2023. Available from http://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare. (Last accessed 23.04.25) |
Drenge, 2021
| Referencer: | Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). GBD Compare Data Visualization. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021. Seattle, WA: IHME, University of Washington, 2023. Available from http://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare. (Last accessed 23.04.25) |
Piger, 2021
| Referencer: | Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). GBD Compare Data Visualization. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021. Seattle, WA: IHME, University of Washington, 2023. Available from http://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare. (Last accessed 23.04.25) |
% spædbørn, som udelukkende er ammet 0-5 måneder
0-5 years, 1998-2023
| Referencer: | Barbados multiple indicator cluster survey 2012: Final report (MICS4). Bridgetown, Barbados: BSS, 2014. |
| Noter (kun tilgængelige på engelsk): | Full details are available. Original citation United Nations Children’s Fund, Division of Data, Analysis, Planning and Monitoring (2023). Global UNICEF Global Databases: Infant and Young Child Feeding: Exclusive breastfeeding, New York, October 2023. |
Kræft i spiserøret
Mænd, 2022
| Alder: | 20+ |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Laversanne M, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2024).Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.who.int/today, accessed [16.07.24] |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | Indicence per 100,000 |
Kvinder, 2022
| Alder: | 20+ |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Laversanne M, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2024).Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.who.int/today, accessed [16.07.24] |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | Indicence per 100,000 |
Mænd, 2020
| Alder: | 20+ |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2020). Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.fr/today, accessed 10.01.2047 |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000 |
Kvinder, 2020
| Alder: | 20+ |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2020). Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.fr/today, accessed 10.01.2047 |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000 |
Brystkræft
Kvinder, 2022
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Laversanne M, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2024).Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.who.int/today, accessed [16.07.24] |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | Incidence per 100,000 |
Tarmkræft
Mænd, 2022
| Alder: | 20+ |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Laversanne M, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2024).Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.who.int/today, accessed [16.07.24] |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | Incidence per 100,000 |
Kvinder, 2022
| Alder: | 20+ |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Laversanne M, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2024).Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.who.int/today, accessed [16.07.24] |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | Incidence per 100,000 |
Mænd, 2020
| Alder: | 20+ |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2020). Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.fr/today, accessed 10.01.2047 |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000 |
Kvinder, 2020
| Alder: | 20+ |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2020). Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.fr/today, accessed 10.01.2047 |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000 |
Kræft i bugspytkirtlen
Mænd, 2022
| Alder: | 20+ |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Laversanne M, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2024).Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.who.int/today, accessed [16.07.24] |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | Incidence per 100,000 |
Kvinder, 2022
| Alder: | 20+ |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Laversanne M, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2024).Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.who.int/today, accessed [16.07.24] |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | Incidence per 100,000 |
Mænd, 2020
| Alder: | 20+ |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2020). Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.fr/today, accessed 10.01.2047 |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000 |
Kvinder, 2020
| Alder: | 20+ |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2020). Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.fr/today, accessed 10.01.2047 |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000 |
Kræft i galdeblæren
Mænd, 2022
| Alder: | 20+ |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Laversanne M, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2024).Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.who.int/today, accessed [16.07.24] |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | Indicence per 100,000 |
Kvinder, 2022
| Alder: | 20+ |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Laversanne M, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2024).Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.who.int/today, accessed [16.07.24] |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | Indicence per 100,000 |
Mænd, 2020
| Alder: | 20+ |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2020). Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.fr/today, accessed 10.01.2047 |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000 |
Kvinder, 2020
| Alder: | 20+ |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2020). Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.fr/today, accessed 10.01.2047 |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000 |
Nyrekræft
Mænd, 2022
| Alder: | 20+ |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Laversanne M, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2024).Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.who.int/today, accessed [16.07.24] |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | Incidence per 100,000 |
Kvinder, 2022
| Alder: | 20+ |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Laversanne M, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2024).Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.who.int/today, accessed [16.07.24] |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | Incidence per 100,000 |
Mænd, 2020
| Alder: | 20+ |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2020). Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.fr/today, accessed 10.01.2047 |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000 |
Kvinder, 2020
| Alder: | 20+ |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2020). Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.fr/today, accessed 10.01.2047 |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000 |
Livmoderkræft
Kvinder, 2022
| Alder: | 20+ |
| Referencer: | Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Laversanne M, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2024).Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.who.int/today, accessed [16.07.24] |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | Incidence per 100,000 |
Kvinder, 2020
| Alder: | 20+ |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2020). Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.fr/today, accessed 10.01.2047 |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000 |
Forhøjet blodtryk
Voksne, 2015
| Referencer: | Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A875?lang=en |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | Age Standardised estimated % Raised blood pressure 2015 (SBP>=140 OR DBP>=90). |
Mænd, 2015
| Referencer: | Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A875?lang=en |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | Age Standardised estimated % Raised blood pressure 2015 (SBP>=140 OR DBP>=90). |
Kvinder, 2015
| Referencer: | Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A875?lang=en |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | Age Standardised estimated % Raised blood pressure 2015 (SBP>=140 OR DBP>=90). |
Forhøjet kolesterol
Voksne, 2008
| Referencer: | Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A885 |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | % Raised total cholesterol (>= 5.0 mmol/L) (age-standardized estimate). |
Mænd, 2008
| Referencer: | Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A885 |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | % Raised total cholesterol (>= 5.0 mmol/L) (age-standardized estimate). |
Kvinder, 2008
| Referencer: | Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A885 |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | % Raised total cholesterol (>= 5.0 mmol/L) (age-standardized estimate). |
Forhøjet fasteblodsukkerniveau
Mænd, 2014
| Referencer: | Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A869?lang=en |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | Age Standardised % raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/L or on medication). |
Kvinder, 2014
| Referencer: | Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A869?lang=en |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | Age Standardised % raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/L or on medication). |
Diabetesprævalens
Voksne, 2024
| Referencer: | Reproduced with kind permission International Diabetes Federation. IDF Diabetes Atlas, 11th edn. Brussels, Belgium:International Diabetes Federation, 2025. http://www.diabetesatlas.org |
Voksne, 2021
| Alder: | 20-79 |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | Reproduced with kind permission International Diabetes Federation. IDF Diabetes Atlas, 10th edn. Brussels, Belgium:International Diabetes Federation, 2021. http://www.diabetesatlas.org |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | Age-adjusted comparative prevalence of diabetes, % |
Voksne, 2019
| Alder: | 20-79 |
| Referencer: | Reproduced with kind permission International Diabetes Federation. IDF Diabetes Atlas, 9th edn. Brussels,Belgium: 2019. Available at: https://www.diabetesatlas.org |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | Diabetes age-adjusted comparative prevalence (%). |
Voksne, 2017
| Referencer: | Reproduced with kind permission of IDF, International Diabetes Federation. IDF Diabetes Atlas, 8th edition. Brussels, Belgium: International Diabetes Federation, 2017. http://www.diabetesatlas.org |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | Diabetes age-adjusted comparative prevalence (%). |
Ovarian Cancer
Kvinder, 2022
| Alder: | 20+ |
| Referencer: | Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Laversanne M, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2024).Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.who.int/today, accessed [16.07.24] |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | Incidence per 100,000 |
Leukemia
Mænd, 2022
| Alder: | 20+ |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Laversanne M, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2024).Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.who.int/today, accessed [16.07.24] |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | Incidence per 100,000 |
| Medmindre andet er angivet, henviser overvægt til en BMI på mellem 25 kg og 29,9 kg/m², fedme henviser til en BMI på mere end 30 kg/m². | |
Kvinder, 2022
| Alder: | 20+ |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Laversanne M, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2024).Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.who.int/today, accessed [16.07.24] |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | Incidence per 100,000 |
| Medmindre andet er angivet, henviser overvægt til en BMI på mellem 25 kg og 29,9 kg/m², fedme henviser til en BMI på mere end 30 kg/m². | |
Liver and intrahepatic bile duct Cancer
Mænd, 2022
| Alder: | 20+ |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Laversanne M, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2024).Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.who.int/today, accessed [16.07.24] |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | Incidence per 100,000 |
Kvinder, 2022
| Alder: | 20+ |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Laversanne M, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2024).Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.who.int/today, accessed [16.07.24] |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | Incidence per 100,000 |
Multiple Myeloma
Mænd, 2022
| Alder: | 20+ |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Laversanne M, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2024).Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.who.int/today, accessed [16.07.24] |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | Indicence per 100,000 |
| Medmindre andet er angivet, henviser overvægt til en BMI på mellem 25 kg og 29,9 kg/m², fedme henviser til en BMI på mere end 30 kg/m². | |
Kvinder, 2022
| Alder: | 20+ |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Laversanne M, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2024).Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.who.int/today, accessed [16.07.24] |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | Indicence per 100,000 |
| Medmindre andet er angivet, henviser overvægt til en BMI på mellem 25 kg og 29,9 kg/m², fedme henviser til en BMI på mere end 30 kg/m². | |
Non Hodgkin Lymphoma
Mænd, 2022
| Alder: | 20+ |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Laversanne M, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2024).Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.who.int/today, accessed [16.07.24] |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | Incidence per 100,000 |
| Medmindre andet er angivet, henviser overvægt til en BMI på mellem 25 kg og 29,9 kg/m², fedme henviser til en BMI på mere end 30 kg/m². | |
Kvinder, 2022
| Alder: | 20+ |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Laversanne M, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2024).Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.who.int/today, accessed [16.07.24] |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | Incidence per 100,000 |
| Medmindre andet er angivet, henviser overvægt til en BMI på mellem 25 kg og 29,9 kg/m², fedme henviser til en BMI på mere end 30 kg/m². | |
Thyroid Cancer
Mænd, 2022
| Alder: | 20+ |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Laversanne M, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2024).Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.who.int/today, accessed [16.07.24] |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | Incidence per 100,000 |
Kvinder, 2022
| Alder: | 20+ |
| Area covered: | National |
| Referencer: | Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Laversanne M, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2024).Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.who.int/today, accessed [16.07.24] |
| Definitioner (kun tilgængelig på engelsk): | Incidence per 100,000 |
Economic impact of overweight and obesity
Policies, Interventions and Actions
Contextual factors
Disclaimer: These contextual factors should be interpreted with care. Results are updated as regularly as possible and use very specific criteria. The criteria used and full definitions are available for download at the bottom of this page.
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Labelling
| Is there mandatory nutrition labelling? | Present-(voluntary) |
| Front-of-package labelling? | Absent |
| Back-of-pack nutrition declaration? | Present |
| Color coding? | Absent |
| Warning label? | Absent |
Regulation and marketing
| Are there fiscal policies on unhealthy products? | Present |
| Tax on unhealthy foods? | Incoming |
| Tax on unhealthy drinks? | Present |
| Are there fiscal policies on healthy products? | Absent |
| Subsidy on fruits? | Absent |
| Subsidy on vegetables? | Absent |
| Subsidy on other healthy products? | Absent |
| Mandatory limit or ban of trans fat (all settings)? | Absent |
| Mandatory limit of trans fats in place (all settings)? | Absent |
| Ban on trans-fats or phos in place (all settings)? | Absent |
| Are there any mandatory policies/marketing restrictions on the promotion of unhealthy food/drinks to children? | Absent |
| Mandatory restriction on broadcast media? | Absent |
| Mandatory restriction on non-broadcast media? | Absent |
| Voluntary policies/marketing restrictions on the promotion of unhealthy food/drinks to children? | Absent |
| Are there mandatory standards for food in schools? | Present |
| Are there any mandatory nutrient limits in any manufactured food products? | Absent |
| Nutrition standards for public sector procurement? | Absent |
Political will and support
| National obesity strategy or nutrition and physical activity national strategy? | Absent |
| National obesity strategy? | Absent |
| National childhood obesity strategy? | Present |
| Comprehensive nutrition strategy? | Absent |
| Comprehensive physical activity strategy? | Absent |
| Evidence-based dietary guidelines and/or RDAs? | Present |
| National target(s) on reducing obesity? | Present |
| Promotion of breastfeeding? | Absent |
Monitoring and surveillance
| Monitoring of the prevalence and incidence for the main obesity-related NCDs and risk factors? | Present |
| Within 5 years? | Absent |
Governance and resource
| Multi-sectoral national co-ordination mechanism for obesity or nutrition (including obesity)? | Unknown |
Key
Present
Present (voluntary)
Incoming
Absent
Unknown
Last updated March 24, 2025
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